Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan
The Matrix programme – which includes Treasury, Cabinet Office and DHSC – begins engaging with potential suppliers
DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes
Department advertises roles for savvy senior managers to oversee supplier engagements
NHS picks suppliers for £200m voice recognition and digital dictation framework
A total of 12 firms feature across four lots on deal that runs for an initial term of two years...
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Incoming G-Cloud and Digital Outcomes frameworks formally delayed as work continues on new buying platform
Procurement agency says public bodies can continue to use incumbent vehicles
Minister lauds CCS among ‘highest-performing parts of government’ after £3bn savings in FY22
Procurement agency saw £27.6bn spent through its agreements in the last fiscal year, including £2.2bn directly with SMEs
Legacy costs take spending on digital border programme to £700m
But Home Office clams there ‘has been no increase or acceleration’ in underlying cost of scheme
EXCL: Home Office buys thousands of ‘migrant tracker’ wristbands as it expands monitoring
Use of barcode-scanning system comes alongside GPS ankle tags and biometric tracking
Government progresses plan for ‘legal gateway’ to allow private firms to use public data in checks
DCMS seeks £100k partner to help with technical design
Government arrangement with Salesforce to offer public sector ‘significant savings’
Crown Commercial Service announces MoU with SaaS giant
Up to one in four passport applications still processed by legacy system, minister admits
The new digital application processing platform was originally due to be fully implemented by 2019
Government appoints £2m firm to help build search tool for citizens’ internet records
Defence contractor BAE Systems wins Home Office contract
MoD unveils £16m SME fund for defence innovation
Ministry claims programme will help Armed Forces and industry
Home Office to trial £500k ‘biometric self-service kiosks’ at immigration offices
Those attending appointments in Croydon or Solihull may be able to use automated checks
Government major projects urged to use digital and robotics to help beat massive inflation
The cost of materials has risen by almost a quarter in the last six months, according to IPA chief
Passport Office imposes six-figure fine on technical support supplier
French firm Teleperformance penalised for poor performance
Dorries hires former Tory donor to networks unit – but DCMS claims ‘fair and open process’
Simon Blagden has been appointed as chair of DCMS executive agency Building Digital UK
National Audit Office signs £2m deal for laptop refresh
Public-spending watchdog equips staff with new ‘semi-customisable’ machines
DWP claims £46m tech savings in FY22
Department’s annual accounts claim move to cloud will help reduce costs
Scottish Government puts £42m into tech start-up hubs
Contract awarded to Edinburgh-based specialist
Suppliers see progress in government tech-savviness, research finds
But tech firms also see continued challenges, including overlapping frameworks and lack of clarity on social-value requirements
NHS signs £5m one-year renewal for vaccine-booking platform
National body signs deal for system that allows local health-service entities to manage rollout
DCMS annual consultancy outlay quadruples in past two years
Money spent on external advice increased fourfold overnight
GDS retains £300k partner for ‘IT health checks’ of single sign-on programme
Specialist firm has previously provided similar services for outgoing Verify service
DHSC signs potential £300k deal for sensors to monitor desk occupancy in Leeds and London
Deal will also see technology deployed in meeting rooms and recreation areas